Allpar update

Busy days… Dodge has introduced the Hornet concept, which looks like a reworked Polo with a Mini Cooper S engine (which was developed by Chrysler and Rover and is closely related to the Neon engine). That should be good for Chrysler, since BMW is reportedly moving to a different engine supplier - probably PSA - and there’s a lot of action in the entry level once again. Some of the company’s best-sellers were entry-level: early Plymouths, the Valiant and Duster, the Omni/Horizon, Reliant, and, for a time, the much-loved and much-hated Neon. Having a great gaping void in that area doesn’t help, and selling thinly disguised Hyundais doesn’t match Dodge’s attempt at making a brand image based off its Ram trucks. (The old Dodge branding - equivalent to Pontiac or Oldsmobile - is long gone.) Those of us who really resent the idea of having Polos foisted on us, or even Mitsubishi Colts, with Dodge logos slapped on and few other changes, are encouraged at least a little by the Hornet.

The Road Runner trademark has fortunately been dropped. Without Plymouth, there should be no Road Runner. Not to mention that it would probably have ended up like the current Super Bee and Daytona - mainly a stripe package, perhaps with a few extra horses thrown in.

At the site, we are looking at installing the new Fusion Registry system “soon,” which is to say “in February” rather than “next year.” Our attempt at having a registry custom programmed died on the vine. Oh, well. Fusion Registry looks good so far - we hope it works well. We hate hanging things onto Invision forums…every time they close a security hole in IPB they demand we reinstall 90% of the files, which destroys any add-ons or skins.

Whenever I’ve had spare time I’ve tried to go through all the corrections and comments that have been sent in, with continuous changes being implemented. Please understand that some things will slip but we are working steadily on the backlog!